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McCarthyville

McCarthyville from directly overhead

McCarthyville is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,347 m. Mount Rockwell stands 2,862 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away.

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Coordinates48.27000, -113.43900
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rockwell Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Aster falls: 14.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Wapiti Park: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of McCarthyville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RockwellN 357°2,862 m12.0 mi
Mount Saint NicholasNNW 329°2,857 m9.8 mi
Grizzly MountainN 9°2,755 m10.4 mi
Battlement MountainNNW 340°2,692 m10.6 mi
Church ButteNNW 336°2,687 m8.4 mi
Summit MountainNNE 29°2,673 m6.6 mi
Mount DespairN 2°2,616 m8.9 mi
Little Dog MountainNNE 25°2,613 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:47
June solstice05:3420:5021:39
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4816:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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